Fern Creek head coach James Schooler in action against Waggener during their game in the LIT at Valley High School. Jan. 14, 2014

Written by

Bob White
| Special to The Courier-Journal

The Fern Creek Tigers certainly enjoyed their first trip to the Republic Bank/Louisville Invitational Tournament in 10 years, especially after knocking off Waggener 80-79 in overtime at Valley's J.C. Cantrell Gym on Tuesday night.

"This is Fern Creek's first trip to the LIT since 2004," first-year coach James Schooler said. "We're trying to make a resurgence in the program, so this is a huge win for us."

Not until Waggener freshman Devon Cooper missed a driving shot along the baseline and Kevin Kirby missed an uncontested, two-hand follow shot at the horn could Schooler and the Tigers ...